EP 2108319 A1 20091014 - Deployment system for surgical suture
Title (en)
Deployment system for surgical suture
Title (de)
Anwendungssystem für eine chirurgische Naht
Title (fr)
Système de déploiement pour suture chirurgicale
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 12390008 P 20080411
- US 41528809 A 20090331
Abstract (en)
A suture deployment system is disclosed including a surgical needle having a flexible suture fixedly attached thereto and a target suture releasably secured to the flexible suture. A collar is positioned between the flexible suture and the target suture and is fixedly secured to the flexible suture. The target suture is releasably secured to the collar is such that the target suture may detach from the collar once a surgical procedure has been completed. The surgical needle is a double pointed surgical needle specifically configured to be manipulated by a surgical suturing apparatus.
IPC 8 full level
A61B 17/06 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A61B 17/06004 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 17/0625 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 17/0469 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/06047 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/0609 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/06176 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (applicant)
- US 2996408 A 20080212
- US 5569301 A 19961029 - GRANGER RICHARD N [US], et al
- US 5674229 A 19971007 - TOVEY H JONATHAN [US], et al
Citation (search report)
- [XY] US 5865836 A 19990202 - MILLER ERIC C [US]
- [Y] US 2007005110 A1 20070104 - COLLIER JOHN P [US], et al
- [YD] EP 0647431 A2 19950412 - UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP [US]
- [X] WO 0174254 A1 20011011 - COALESCENT SURGICAL INC [US]
- [Y] WO 03017850 A2 20030306 - QUILL MEDICAL INC [US], et al
- [Y] US 2004060410 A1 20040401 - LEUNG JEFFREY C [US], et al
- [Y] WO 2006061868 A1 20060615 - PROMOITALIA INTERNAT SRL [IT], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 2108319 A1 20091014; EP 2108319 B1 20161130; AU 2009201375 A1 20091029; AU 2009201375 B2 20140925; CA 2661716 A1 20091011; CA 2661716 C 20160621; EP 2494930 A1 20120905; EP 2494930 B1 20180620; JP 2009279395 A 20091203; JP 2014158657 A 20140904; JP 5656363 B2 20150121; US 2009259233 A1 20091015; US 8864776 B2 20141021
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 09251065 A 20090409; AU 2009201375 A 20090408; CA 2661716 A 20090407; EP 12169361 A 20090409; JP 2009096330 A 20090410; JP 2013244707 A 20131127; US 41528809 A 20090331